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<p>Trying to RSVP; thought my staff already had. Can I hop on?</p>
<p>TY!<br>
-Tommy<br>
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<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0in"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:16px">Hello Tommy:</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">I’m writing to make sure that you’ve
seen the invitations to PDM’s year-end virtual
wine-and-cheese party, where we plan to celebrate our
accomplishments over the past year and talk about plans
for the coming year. We’re particularly eager to talk
about our endorsement work for the 2022 elections, our
legislative reform campaign, and our work on 2 crucial
ballot questions. <span class="gmail-m_8171727212286023718apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">The party is this Friday from 4 to 6
PM. More details below. If you can join us, RSVP by
reply-all.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Progressive Friends</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> – As we navigate these
challenging times, we want to <b>update you about the work
that Progressive Democrats of Massachusetts </b></span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black" lang="DE">(PDM) </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">has been doing and to
ask for your help</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> for the ambitious work
ahead of us. Most important, <b>PDM invites you as a
Sustaining Member for a virtual wine-and-cheese
get-together via Zoom on Friday December 10</b>, <b>2021
4 to 6 PM</b>, where we can talk together about our
accomplishments this year and our plans for 2022. <b>Please
Reply All to this email for a link to join us.</b></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">In 2021, we</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode
MS",sans-serif;color:black" lang="AR-SA"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">ve undertaken several
important new initiatives, while continuing our work on
numerous other fronts, including our Baker-Polito Watch
which documented many failings of the current
administration and--we hope--helped convince the two
subjects not to run again!</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">We started a <b>monthly
series of on-line Public Policy Forums</b>, in which
prominent experts have discussed crucial issues, ranging
from housing to climate to the opioid crisis. To access
videos of the forums, and related materials on each topic,
click <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.progressivedemsofmass.org%2Fforums%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cp.enrich%40northeastern.edu%7Cbe57dcb5295740d8d1e508d9b85619c3%7Ca8eec281aaa34daeac9b9a398b9215e7%7C0%7C0%7C637743503097499692%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=BqvT4ZVxm6oULEEXimqvIsGLn64IychJt%2BRtYtyH9uY%3D&reserved=0" title="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.progressivedemsofmass.org%2Fforums%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cp.enrich%40northeastern.edu%7Cbe57dcb5295740d8d1e508d9b85619c3%7Ca8eec281aaa34daeac9b9a398b9215e7%7C0%7C0%7C637743503097499692%7CUnk" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">here</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">We have led an effort
to<b> address the dysfunction of the Massachusetts
legislature, convening a</b> working group to begin
building the broad coalition needed to achieve meaningful
change. The working group has produced a powerful 30-page
report, available at: <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.progressivedemsofmass.org%2Flegislative-reform%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cp.enrich%40northeastern.edu%7Cbe57dcb5295740d8d1e508d9b85619c3%7Ca8eec281aaa34daeac9b9a398b9215e7%7C0%7C0%7C637743503097509685%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=iTJVc4QdFmXvEQ8G3xUZGJxT6ZSdzZ6SYG8CerrEJtg%3D&reserved=0" title="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.progressivedemsofmass.org%2Flegislative-reform%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cp.enrich%40northeastern.edu%7Cbe57dcb5295740d8d1e508d9b85619c3%7Ca8eec281aaa34daeac9b9a398b9215e7%7C0%7C0%7C637743503097" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.progressivedemsofmass.org/legislative-reform/</span></a> assessing
the problems and identifying paths to reform. And we are
creating a broad-based, diverse coalition of individuals
and organizations to drive the reform effort.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">We’ve <b>hired an
intern</b>, who has greatly expanded our research and
outreach capacity. To maintain this momentum and to
continue to bring talented college students into our
activist community, we need the resources to make this
internship permanent.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">We <b>continue our
active participation in the Raise Up MA Coalition</b>,
the campaign to <b>pass the Fair Share Amendment in
2022, </b>and our engagement with coalition partners<b> Mass
Alliance, Mass Power Forward, and others</b> pursuing
progressive agendas.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Our Education Working
Group has taken a leadership role in tackling the huge
challenges facing the state’s system of vocational
education</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">, pursuing the funding
to expand capacity for the thousands of students on wait
lists for admission to our vocational schools and
attacking discriminatory admissions criteria. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">We have begun to plan <b>for
the 2022 statewide and legislative races.</b> As always,
we’ll have a participatory endorsement process for the
major statewide races and significant legislative
contests. In 2022, we <b>are hosting an online forum every
Friday beginning on January 7, from 10 to 11am, to hear
each of the declared candidates for Governor</b>.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">We’re also <b>building
the capacity for strong grassroots campaigns in 2022</b> for
our endorsed candidates, for the Fair Share Amendment, and
against Uber’s anti-worker ballot initiative.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">That</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode
MS",sans-serif;color:black" lang="AR-SA"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">s <b>a big agenda for
an entirely volunteer-led organization</b>. To meet the
challenges ahead, we need your support – your time and
skills, and your financial support.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">You are also invited
to let us know</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black" lang="DA">, at </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:info@progressivedemsofmass.org" title="mailto:info@progressivedemsofmass.org" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" lang="IT">info@progressivedemsofmass.org</span></a>, <b>if
you are interested in any of the efforts listed above
and if you can lend a hand</b>. We need you!</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">You can make a
donation at </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.progressivedemsofmass.org%2Fcontribute%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cp.enrich%40northeastern.edu%7Cbe57dcb5295740d8d1e508d9b85619c3%7Ca8eec281aaa34daeac9b9a398b9215e7%7C0%7C0%7C637743503097509685%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=r0ngRRVjhIUTBba7ep79%2FgV6NO0miOHOFGfzo44m6N8%3D&reserved=0" title="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.progressivedemsofmass.org%2Fcontribute%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cp.enrich%40northeastern.edu%7Cbe57dcb5295740d8d1e508d9b85619c3%7Ca8eec281aaa34daeac9b9a398b9215e7%7C0%7C0%7C637743503097509685%7" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><b><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">this link</span></b></a>.
Every dollar you contribute is highly leveraged by all of
the volunteer effort that is at the core of PDM</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode
MS",sans-serif;color:black" lang="AR-SA"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>’</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">s work.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Continue as or become <b>a
Sustaining Member</b>: a) contribute $120 or $10 per
month (or whatever you can afford), and b) </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black" lang="FR">active</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">ly participate in our
work. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Thanks for all that you
do</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black" lang="RU">!</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"></span></p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black" lang="RU">The PDM
Leadership Team</span></p>
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Cavell</span><br style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">
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